opening words to a song

to flick and make something spring/jump / (of materials) to reject; to repel (some external substance) / (from the metaphor of beating beads of an abacus) to calculate

play (a stringed or keyboard musical instrument)

(slang) pistol; gun / tiddlywinks

(music) Abbreviation of ギター (gitā, “guitar (of a rock band)”).

conjunctive form of 始める (hajimeru) [ichidan]

Alternative spelling of 初めて

歌う: sing / 詠う: compose (a tanka, haiku, etc.) / 謳う: state, praise (for own good)

begin; start; initiate; originate

to start doing / to begin